II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

25. The psychologist points out that learning to share food _____ others might be a difficult lesson to a baby.

A. to B. among C. with D. of

26. Talking of different cultures, we must admit the fact that people from different cultures have _____ in common than we usually realize.

A. much B. many C. nothing D. more

27. Santos _____ have experienced lots of hardships in the jungle, for the wrinkles on his face can tell a lot of stories.

A. would B. should C. could D. must

28. The customer didn’t choose _______ of the coats and went away without looking at a third one.

A. both B. all C. any D. either

29. Owing to the adequate preparations, the research team did not have much trouble _____ the wrecked ship.

A. to locate B. located C. locating D. locate

30. At the current rate, four-fifths of the tremendous project _____ to be finished by the end of this year.

A. expecting B. expects C. is expected D. will expect

31. Rare species in the world, _____ by hundreds every year, must be jointly preserved by all countries, or humans will encounter ecological disaster in the near future.

A. disappeared B. disappearing C. disappear D. having disappeared

32. English is a course for anyone in university, ______ his or her major or previous educational qualifications are.

A. whatever B. whether C. however D. no matter

33. As its name indicates, the "American Host Family" program gets American families_______ in foreign students' lives in America and offers homes for them.

A. to involve B. involving C. involved D. having involved

34. Cole Bettles _______ by a number of universities when he received an e-mail from the University of California last month.

A. had been rejected B. has been rejected C. has rejected D. was rejecting

35. It is predicted _____ the recovery of the Japanese economy might be shadowed by the nuclear accident there.

A. what B. how C. where D. that

36. You had better conduct the experiment _____ your professor have instructed you; otherwise you may fail to complete it.

A. that B. which C. as D. until

37. As for some skills, once having commanded them, you will never forget them, and this is _____ we call internalization.

A. why B. what C. because D. where

38. We felt it a pity that the research team failed to find such a plant ______ had been described in the botanist’s diary.

A. that B. which C. as D. what

39. The “magical apple”, which we wish not to be the last one _____ us, has inspired the imagination and passion of millions of people.

A. fascinate B. fascinating C. fascinated D. to fascinate

40. It was not until the eleventh century, when a young lady brought a fork to Italy _______.

A. and the custom reached Europe B. that the custom reached Europe

C. where did the custom reach Europe D. did the custom reach Europe  

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Classified advertising is advertising which is grouped in certain sections of the paper and is thus ____(41)____ from display advertising. Such groupings as "Help Wanted", "Real Estate", "Lost and Found" are made, the rate charged being less than for display advertising.

Classified advertisements are a(n) ___(42)____ to the reader and a saving to the advertiser. The reader who is interested in a particular kind of advertisement finds all advertisements of that type grouped for him. The advertisers may, on this ___(43)___, use a very small advertisement that would be lost if it were placed among larger advertisements in the paper.

It is ___(44)___ that the reader approaches the classified advertisement in a different frame of mind from that in which he approaches the other advertisements in the paper. He turns to a page of classified advertisements to search for the ___(45)___ advertisement that will meet his needs. As the reader’s attention is ___(46)___, the advertiser does not need to rely to much ___(47)___ on display type to get the reader's attention. Formerly all classified advertisements were of the same size and did not have display type. With the increase in the number of such advertisements, however, each advertiser within a certain group is ___(48)___ with others in the same group for the reader's attention. In many cases the result has been an increase in the size of the space used and the ___(49)___ of headlines and pictures. In that way the classified advertisement has in reality become a display advertisement. This is particularly true of real estate advertising.